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Do you want to see more posts about interesting topics in your Home timeline? And do you want your own posts to be noticed by others?
Here's how to do both these things:
1. Search for a hashtag you're interested in
2. On the results page, click the + or Follow button in the top right corner
3. Posts with that tag will start appearing in your Home timeline
4. Follow lots more tags
5. Include hashtags in your own posts, tag followers will then see your posts
More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
@feditips Is search logic different between Mastodon instances? I find that the infosec.exchange search yields more (and usually better) results than the one on mastodon.social. Makes quite a difference in the early stages as I'm looking for people to follow and content to interact with.
Yeah. There is no central server for searches, your search results depend on which parts of the Fediverse your server sees.
It sounds like infosec.exchange has connections that are more relevant to your searches than mastodon.social, and it's one reason why it's good to join a server that matches your interests.
If you want a detailed explanation, here's a list of how a server "sees" the Fediverse:
https://fedi.tips/which-posts-and-accounts-can-i-see-from-my-server/
p.s. You can bypasss the search logic completely if you use Groups for discussions instead of hashtags.
All posts on group accounts are actively pushed to every server that has at least one subscriber:
https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/
Hashtags aren't actively pushed, they are passive filters for a server's Federated timeline.
@feditips Very interesting, thank you!